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(Hardback)

By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781472820068
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2018
UK Publication Date: 23rd August 2018
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This lavishly illustrated volume details the design, development and operational history of US-made tanks in British service in World War II.


(Hardback)

By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781472820037
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2017
UK Publication Date: 24th August 2017
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A highly illustrated history of the development and operation of the British tanks of the Second World War; this volume will detail the British-made tanks that dominated in the early war years.


(Hardback)

By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781472817556
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2016
UK Publication Date: 25th August 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A highly illustrated history of the development and operation of the first British tanks, published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of their introduction, during World War I.


(Paperback)

By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781472837349
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2019
UK Publication Date: 22nd August 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)

By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781782003779
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Presents the study of British light tanks of the Second World War. This book draws upon a vast and comprehensive body of archival information and research to explore their technical characteristics and combat performance. It focuses on the very widely used Mark VI, and also covers all the variants that preceded it.


(Paperback)

By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781841766898
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jun 2004
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The first tank ever to be used on the battlefield, the Mark I, profoundly changed the nature of warfare in the 20th century and beyond. This work covers the Little Willie and Mother Mark I prototypes and the aftermath of their introduction.


(Paperback)

By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781846030826
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Amongst the first ever mass-produced tanks in history, the British Mk IV has been classified as one of the most successful heavy tanks to have fought in World War I. Drawing on photographs and information on its operational abilities, this work presents an exploration of the British Mk IV tank, and provides an account of this vehicle.


(Paperback)

By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781846030833
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Chronicles the development of the Churchill Crocodile flamethrower tank. This book examines the effect of these tanks in battle from use in France to the terrifying attack on the Senio River in Italy, and also investigates the post-war use of the tanks to burn down the site of Belsen concentration camp, and their mobilisation for the Korean War.


(Paperback)

By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781841768144
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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For most of World War II, British tank development remained faithful to the design philosophy inaugurated during World War I.


(Paperback)

By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781855325128
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: May 1995
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)

By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781849083515
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Although, to the casual eye, various British tanks of World War I look much the same, the Mark V is quite outstanding and has a strong claim to be the tank that won the Great War. This title examines the technological developments that made this tank excel where others had failed.


(Paperback)

By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781855324572
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Jan 1994
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)

By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781782003984
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Looks at the Medium Mark A Whippet, one of the most successful British tanks of World War I and, when placed alongside existing titles covering the Mark I, Mark IV and Mark V, completes the New Vanguard series' coverage of the major British tanks of the war.


(Paperback)

By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781846030840
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Tells the story of the Sherman Crab Flail which proved its worth both in its mine-clearing role and as a fighting machine. It recounts some of its more glorious moments with the famous British 79th Armoured Division and the US Army.


(Paperback)

By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781846032776
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)

By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781849085809
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)

By: David Fletcher

ISBN: 9781841768137
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2005
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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